I’m not sure if it’s an issue of overwatering, underwatering, or disease. We have had really hot weather the last week or two, so I’m not sure if I overwatered to compensate and/or if they have disease, or if it was so hot they need more water?! It’s affecting my iceberg and climbing roses, pomegranate, pittosporum, almost everything! I noticed a light grey insect on one of the roses, not sure if it’s a pest or not. Help!!
looks like a combination of overwatering and the heat, pomegranates shouldnt do that in hot weather if properly watered, they love the sun and heat. white roses are definitely overwatered
Thank you for your help, YoungNurseryman!
Have you checked all over the plants? Are your plants looking like someone(or can say some pest) are eating them. Sometimes they are a pest that is hampering our plants, they are killing it. You can suspect on your own or can also take help of some professionals like Pest Control Brookfield CT, Pest Control Branford CT(http://www.yalepest.com/branford-pest-exterminators ), Pest Control Cheshire CT, Pest Control CT which one can find by looking online. If one does not want to take help of some professional they can also try inspection on their own and can try some DIY methods to overcome them.
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For the plant damage
Since some of the tops are dead but new growth is starting to the side or just below the damage it could have been mechanical damage ie damaged in transport , it could also be drought damage hence the healthy growth now that it is in the ground
As for the rose, get ride of the aphids either with a soapy water solution 1 part dish soap to 10 parts water is generally effective. The closeup picture makes it difficult to read the damage on the rose but if that is the end of a branch cut it off to a leaflet of 5 leaves
The browning on the leaves seems as though it was placed on something hot on one side as least that is how the picture makes it look. Either that or that there was some overspray that caused the leaves to burn
If for some reason these explanations don’t seem relevant take samples or picture to a local nursery or extension service but all in all the plants seem fine unless they have gone downhill since your initial post
It Looks like damage due to heat ,Just see the black pores in the leaves its due to reaction of UV rays combines with over hydration. I will share with you here the tips
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I managed to kill a couple of my plants during that same heat wave with overwatering :( I forgot that they’re still dormant for the winter. Had to hack a few of my plants up and trying to propagate the remains! Best of luck to you.
how old were they? If this is their first season and they get hit with a heat wave it can be hard on them. Their roots aren't established yet to pull enough water and if they are watered too much they either rot or all the nutrients are washed out of the soil. We use green shade cloth on some kind of pole and line to help newer plants survive the hot summer. Also consider you have white rocks and a white wall. That means the plants are getting light not only directly from the sun but the reflected light and heat too. Also rocks make a terrible mulch. They soak heat. We had a similar issue with some crepe myrtles. My organic gardener go to guy suggested news paper covered with coconut chips (they come in a block you soak and you get oodles of chips). He also suggested a regular watering schedule I controlled. Once I cooled the roots a little, and went to a controlled watering schedule the plants took off - I mean wow what a change.
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